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i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's executive committee, a member of the palestinian legislative counsel. thanks very much for joining us. what are you hearing about a cease-fire? >> yes. actually what i have heard so far is that the talks have been going well and that from egyptian and from hamas sources that they expect an announcement of a cease-fire within the next couple hours and probably tonight. so the news from cairo is much more positive than what your israeli spokesman is doing, saying, but hopefully there will be a cease-fire and that remains the firs
i'm wolf blitzer in jerusalem. according to reuters, a hamas official says israel and gaza militants have agreed to an egyptian brokered cease-fire but we heard only moments ago a spokesman for the israeli prime minister saying no agreement has been reached yet. he says diplomacy though does continue, but until an agreement has been reached, there is no agreement. heard that from the spokesman for prime minister benjamin netanyahu. joining us on the phone from vienna is a member of the plo's...
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm candy crowley and you're in "the situation room". >>> we begin with the state of unemployment in america, just three months before election day. both democrats and republicans have something to seize on in the newest jobs report. employers say they added 163,000 jobs to the u.s. economy in july. that's better than economists expected, and something for the obama camp to hang its hat on. but the romney camp is pointing to this figure, the overall unemployment rate unexpectedly rose to 8.3%, because american households report losing 195,000 jobs. we want to bring in our white house correspondent, dan lothian. so sounds like kind of a wash, politically, dan. >> it does. and what the president is trying to do is highlight the positive, as you pointed out. yes, the unemployment rate did tick up to 8.3%, but what they're focused on is the fact that jobs were created, more jobs than expected. the experts out there, economists had expected that some 95,000 jobs would have been created las
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. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but they cannot confirm if he was there. israeli -- hitting some local journalists, they had called up some french journalists in advance of the strike, and told them to get out of the building, and they did evacuate, but some journalists did go back inside. there was a response to that, there's been a number of large explosions already this evening and we an fticipate in the hour ahead. >> what's the feeling you get of the atmosphere right now when you see people in gaza and you know it's going to be another long night there? >> it's obviously a very tense atmosphere, the streets are deserted not only at this
. -- wolf blitzer is in israel. >> israel has said that the israeli air force struck more than 120 targets on sunday in gaza. most notably, the house of a -- the hamas the head of a hamas rocket unit. initially say had said they killed that man. they can't verify whether or not they did -- the local ambulance crews said that as many as ten civilians, women and children were inside the house at the time. the israelis do acknowledge that this man's family was in the house at the time. but...
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. >> jim acosta, i'm also joined by cnn's wolf blitzer in our jerusalem bureau. wolf just wrapped up a lengthy interview with governor romney. tell me, wolf, is there a headline that pertains to this visit you can share with us? >> reporter: he did say flatly that he regards jerusalem as israel's capital, candy, and he said that he would very much like to move the united states' embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. as you know, since the 1967 war when israel captured east jerusalem, which was then under jordanian control, no u.s. president has ever recognized east jerusalem, including the old city of jerusalem, as being part of israel under israeli sovereignty. and the u.s. has always kept its embassy in tel aviv as opposed to jerusalem. so i asked him how he felt about that. i asked him specifically, do you think that jerusalem is israel's capital? and he said absolutely he does. i said, do you think that the united states should move its embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? he said that would be the goal, but he said if he were elected president, he would consult
. >> jim acosta, i'm also joined by cnn's wolf blitzer in our jerusalem bureau. wolf just wrapped up a lengthy interview with governor romney. tell me, wolf, is there a headline that pertains to this visit you can share with us? >> reporter: he did say flatly that he regards jerusalem as israel's capital, candy, and he said that he would very much like to move the united states' embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. as you know, since the 1967 war when israel captured east jerusalem,...
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we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed in tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with netanyahu? >> they met about two hours with netanyahu, the defense minister, foreign minister, national security team. they spent two hours going over what's being released. the state department says she was briefed on the israeli position on all these issues. she wants to see a deescalation of what's going on, she uses the word a calm. they are avoiding the word cease-fire for right now but throughout the day, there is speculation coming from hamas and egyptian officials that they were close to a cease-fire. israelis downplaying the possibility. say
we'll join wolf blitzer, my colleague in jerusalem. arwa damon, and ben wedeman, and we have someone from sanford university, joining us from new york and princeton university's anne marie slaughter and we'll talk to the israeli ambassador of the united states. wolf, what are you hearing about hillary clinton's activity. she landed in tel aviv and met with benjamin netanyahu, and later she will meet with mahmoud abbas and president morsi in israel. what are you hearing about the talks with...
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wolf blitzer, as well. we'll the a short break. lot of other stories to report. [ female announcer ] research suggests cell health plays a key role throughout our lives. one a day women's 50+ is a complete multivitamin designed for women's health concerns as we age. it has more of 7 antioxidants to support cell health. one a day 50+. to support cell health. customer erin swenson bought so, i'm happy. today. sales go up... i'm happy. it went out today... i'm happy. what if she's not home? (together) she won't be happy. use ups! she can get a text alert, reroute... even reschedule her package. it's ups my choice. are you happy? i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. i'm happy. happy. happy. happy. happy. (together) happy. i love logistics. governor of getting it done. you know how to dance... with a deadline. and you...rent from national. because only national lets you choose any car in the aisle... and go. you can even take a full-size or above, and still pay the mid-size price. this is awesome. [ male announcer ] yes, it is, b
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. it's easy te a giant... ♪ and feel like a green giant. ♪ ho ho ho ♪ green giant is efficiently absorbed in small continuous amounts. citracal slow release continuously releases calcium plus d with efficient absorption in one daily dose. citracal slow release. >>> welcome back. we're reporting live tonight from gaza city. i'm not sure if you can hear it very well, but there's still the steady sound as we've heard for these last six days now, going into day seven, of israeli drones overhead. it's a constant buzzing sound. it sounds almost like a distant lawn mower or swarm of mosquitos off in the distance. obviously it can have far deadlier consequences than any of that. it's a very eerie sound. i want to check in with susan hendricks with a "360" news and business bulletin. >>> president obama is in cambodia tonight, the last stop on his three nation tour of asia. earlier
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we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any details. all i can say is that there are contacts, and we are trying to explore diplomatic ways to end this. but as we have stated since the beginning of this operation, the only objective of this operation, the only objective we are trying to achieve is to stop rocket fire on israeli civilians, but not just to obtain a short-term truce that will be broken again and again by hamas but to obtain the is he sayi cessation for a very long period. we have tried to explore diplomatic ways by alerting the security council, by trying to file official complaints with the security council and hopin
we'll continue to have more from ben and arwa and also wolf blitzer in jerusalem. i want to bring in a spokesman for the israel foreign ministry. i appreciate you being with us. there's been a lot of talk, a lot of rumors over the last 24 hours about a possible cease-fire, about a negotiated settleme settlement. i know the israeli cabinet met this evening. what's the latest on that? >> i can't say because, obviously, while negotiations are going on, we're not going to disclose any...
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more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were made by the intelligence community not the white house state department or the justice department. that's according to the spokesman for national intelligence. >>> the original talking points drafted by the cia specifically mentioned al qaeda ties to the attack, but that was removed. >>> indianapolis police say a major explosion that destroyed several houses and killed two ople is now a homicide investigation. the blast was so powerful that more than 30 neighboring homes were severely damaged. >>> it looks like there could be hope for hostess. a federal bankruptcy court judge
more with arwa damon, ben wedeman, wolf blitzer in jerusalem. we'll also take a look at president obama's trip to burma, officially known as myanmar. we'll be right back. >>> we'll have more from anderson and gaza city in a moment. president obama is in cambodia tonight, his last stop on his three nation tour in asia. earlier today he became the first u.s. president to visit myanmar. he met with myanmar's president. >>> the extensive changes to the benghazi talk points were...
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. >>> donald trump versus wolf blitzer. their war of words on live tv. >> donald, you're beginning to sound a the little ridiculous, i have to tell you. >> i think you are, wolf. let me tell you something, i think you sound ridiculous. >>> plus the white house apologizing after president obama accidentally insults the people of poland. >>> and a pilot pulls off a miracle after the plane's propellor ends up on the roof of a house. on that note, good morning to you. welcome to "early start." i'm zoraida sambolin. >> just hate when that happens. just ruins your morning, doesn't it? good morning, everybody. zoraida and i are here to bring you the news from "a" to "z." it's 5:00 in the a.m. let's get started. >>> first, donald trump sucking the air out of the whole evening, stealing mitt romney's thunder after last night's texas primary victory. romney now has more than enough delegates to clinch the republican nomination, but not everyone is talking about that this morning. instead, it seems to be all about the trump and barack
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've seen so far. >> it's a holy city, a city of a great and courageous people. my wife and i first came here in 1995 and have been here four times now. we're moved and inspired by what we see here. >> do you consider
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> today we're coming to you live from cnn's jerusalem, israel. he left there live earlier today. he's now in poland with the president-elect. we're going to have a live report in the next hour from pole land. we begin this hour with my one-on-one interview with the republican presidential candidate. governor romney, thanks so much for joining us, in jerusalem. what a beautiful city. i'm sure you've been moved by what you've...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary general has arrived in egypt as part of an urgent international push for a cease fire. israeli troops and tanks on the border awaiting the order that could come at any time to invade gaza and turn this to in to a full-scale war. my colleagues and i are in the region. we are covering all sides of this conflict as only cnn can. earlier today i traveled to southern israel, tt's near israel's border with gaza where people live every day with a threat of rocket attacks and we experience what they go through firsthand. within minutes of ar
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> across southern israel and gaza right now, you can smell the smoke. see the damage and feel the fear. palestinian officials now say more than 100 people killed in gaza after nearly a week of air attacks by israel. israel says hamas militants can stop the suffering in a second if they stop shooting hundreds of rockets across the border. those rockets have killed three israelis since the conflict began. the u.n. secretary...
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be sure to join wolf blitzer monday 4:00 p.m. eastern for "the situation room" live from jerusalem. >>> peace efforts under way to stop the violence. egypt has been working to reinstate a cease-fire. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will arrive in cairo for talks tomorrow and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. but both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home the message to hamas that they cannot shoot at israeli civilians, try to kill israeli civilians with impunity and we've been able to reduce to a remarkable extent the amount of civilian casualties on their side. compare that to what hamas is doing to us. they're trying to maximize the number of israeli civilians they kill. that's the difference between a terrorist organization and a democratic country. >> i think, the ambassador knows that it was israel who provoked hamas by taking arms with one of the commanders on wednesday. they knew that hamas and other actions in the gaza stri
be sure to join wolf blitzer monday 4:00 p.m. eastern for "the situation room" live from jerusalem. >>> peace efforts under way to stop the violence. egypt has been working to reinstate a cease-fire. u.n. secretary-general ban ki-moon will arrive in cairo for talks tomorrow and arab league foreign ministers are set to visit gaza on tuesday. but both israelis and palestinians say the solution must come from the other side. >> we are trying to drive home the message to...
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i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've talked to several officials who are familiar with what president clinton is going to talk about skematically. the whole idea, the whole reason why the obama campaign asked him to come here and to speak from that podium is because they want him to explain the economics behind his own administration and the parallels between that and what the obama administration is trying to do. now, of course, you remember, wolf, you were covering the clinton administration. and he did take -- this country into a time of surplus. so what he's going to do i'm told is ex
i'm wolf blitzer in charlotte. and you're in "the situation room." >>> their lives have been intertwined for years. not always necessarily on the friendliest terms, but when former president bill clinton takes the stage here tonight, he's certain to make a strong case for a second term for president obama. cnn's dana bash is learning details about what the former president has to say in his convention speech later tonight. dana, what are you picking up? >> well, i've...
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i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon travis over at republican headquarters in portland. set the scene for us. we are getting ready to see potentially a winner in maine tonight. >> reporter: that's right. let me first say i may have the toughest assignment of the night. i'm at a party sponsored by the maine republican party. i'll have my cameraman pan around here. some of the people are just filing in. we expect possibly a few 00 enjoying a little bit of food and drink. this is important business. they are going to be announcing the results right here. going to h
i'm wolf blitzer in washington. tonight, we are tracking two big events on the republican calendar and our political a-team is here. john king, gloria borger. dana bash and shannon travis is over at gop headquarters in portland, maine. our chief congressional correspondent dana bash is over at cpac. the conservative political action conference that is under way here in washington. we will have the results of the maine caucuses as they come in. stand by for that. right now want to go to shannon...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> just 13 days until the presidential election and the obama and romney campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. cnn correspondents are following their every move. they're reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the united states will be. let's begin this hour's coverage in iowa where president obama kicked off a two-day coast-to-coast swing through eight states. he's calling it a campaign marathon extravaganza. likening it to an all-nighter. no surprise his itinerary consistents almost entirely of battleground states. cnn's chief white house correspondent jessica yellin is traveling with the president. >> reporter: wolf, president obama is hopping around the nation stumping for early votes and undecided voters. it's the kind of whirlwind tour you usually see in the last 48 hours before el
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> just 13 days until the presidential election and the obama and romney campaigns, they are kicking into overdrive as the candidates make their final push to win the white house. cnn correspondents are following their every move. they're reporting from coast to coast and from all the most crucial states, any one of which has the potential to decide who the next president of the united states will be. let's begin this hour's...
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and very exciting, minutes away here from extra special situation room with wolf blitzer. wolf, last time i saw you it was tampa. now you're in charlotte. it's really the super bowl for political junkies. i know we saw the first lady not too far from where you're sitting moments ago. >> she's here. she's here at the time warner cable arena, and she's doing some interviews, we're told, up h the sky boxes. there's a picture right now. these are live pictures. she's also checking ourt the place. she's giving her big speech tomorrow night, getting ready for the president, when he will do his acceptance speech on thursday night. so this is a lot of preliminary work going on. the democrats will have their opportunity to respond to the republicans at their convention in tampa last week. this question that ronald reagan used so effectively in 1980 against jimmy carter has been revived. are you better off today than you were four years ago? ray gone got himself elected, defeated and one-term president jimmy krt carter. so we have the two chairs of the political parties, debbie wass
and very exciting, minutes away here from extra special situation room with wolf blitzer. wolf, last time i saw you it was tampa. now you're in charlotte. it's really the super bowl for political junkies. i know we saw the first lady not too far from where you're sitting moments ago. >> she's here. she's here at the time warner cable arena, and she's doing some interviews, we're told, up h the sky boxes. there's a picture right now. these are live pictures. she's also checking ourt the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> mitt romney is wrapping up a rather tough week of being hammered and belittled by his republican opponents but he's trying to keep his sights on president obama and an issue that's problematic for both of them -- health care. the republican is taking some of his toughest shots yet at the controversial reform law the president signed into law two years ago exactly this week. let's bring in our senior correspondent joe johns working this story for us. it's going to be a huge issue not only in the days to come but in the weeks and months to come i have no doubt. >> wolf, that's true. and he may be the front-runner but mitt romney has had a very tough week, as you said. if you look at the polls just starting with the polls, it's pretty clear he's been running in double digits behind rick santorum in the state of louisiana in the run-up to the primary. then there is that other problem, health care. a pretty big problem in fact because not on is this the
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> mitt romney is wrapping up a rather tough week of being hammered and belittled by his republican opponents but he's trying to keep his sights on president obama and an issue that's problematic for both of them -- health care. the republican is taking some of his toughest shots yet at the controversial reform law the president signed into law two years ago exactly this week. let's bring in our senior correspondent joe johns...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the troops already positioned along the border with gaza. a visit to gaza by egypt's prime minister failed to stop the bombardment and pull the region from the brink of all-out war. u.s. officials blame hamas for starting this conflict. but they are also urging to be measured in its response. the defense secretary leon panetta says israel and the palestinians need to negotiate a more permanent piece -- his words, a more permanent piece in the region. our pentagon correspondent barbara starr's been watching what's going on. barbara, what
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> hamas militants -- [ gunfire ] -- there they are. hamas militants in gaza keep unleashing rocket attacks on israel and get alarmingly close to jerusalem. a new provocation as they continue the air assault on what it calls terrorist targets in gaza. the death toll is rising along with fears of an all-out israeli ground invasion. the israeli cabinet has just approved the call-up of 75,000 army reservists in addition to the...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian todd's been working the story for us and getting new information. brian, tell our viewers what's the latest? >> we found out that the house majority leader, republican congressman eric cantor, may have found out almost two weeks before the president did. this and other time lines we're following on the investigation have led to genuine anger over why the ite house and other top congressional leaders weren't told sooner. a time line cnn has put together shows the republican house majority leader may have known about former cia direct
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >>> intriguing new twists and turns in the scandal that's gripping washington, indeed the nation and much of the world. the affair that led general dividend petraeus to resign as director of the central intelligence agency. we're finding out that at least one lawmaker here in washington may have learned of it ahead of the president and there are questions about the investigation that led to petraeus' stunning downfall. brian...
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wolf blitzer goes in depth. >> one country was singled out by both candidates in their convention speeches. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. >> president obama came to office determined to make middle east peace a central tenet of his foreign policy, even if it meant exerting what some of his advisers described as tough love on israel. he took a harder line on israeli settlements in palestinian territory. >> in my conversations with prime minister netanyahu, i was very clear about the need to stop settlements, to make sure that we are stopping the building of outposts. >> reporter: that angered many israelis, especially prime minister benjamin netanyahu. and early trips to turkey and egypt with high profile addresses to the arab and muslim world without a stop in israel further exacerbated that relationship. the push for middle east peace himself been stuck ever since and that rocky personal relationship with netanyahu was further underlined during a tense oval office meeting in may 2011 when the prime m
wolf blitzer goes in depth. >> one country was singled out by both candidates in their convention speeches. >> president obama has thrown allies like israel under the bus. >> our commitment to israel's security must not waiver. >> president obama came to office determined to make middle east peace a central tenet of his foreign policy, even if it meant exerting what some of his advisers described as tough love on israel. he took a harder line on israeli settlements in...
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wolf blitzer is off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> it's been a historic week in the middle east, but the cease-fire between israel and hamas was only a first step toward seeking a broader piece in a very volatile region. and now one of the crucial players in securing the truce is under fire in his own country. in egypt, we've seen huge protests against president mohamed morsi and the new powers he assumed just a day after the truce. he's insisting he's committed to democracy, but opponents are calling him a dictator it could be a complication for the cease-fire between israel and hamas negotiations moving forward. let's go to cnn's reza sayah in cairo. >> reporter: joe, the coming weeks here in egypt are going to be fascinating when it comes to politics. that's because there is an intensifying faceoff between egyptian president mohamed morsi and his opponents. outrage aimed at mr. morsi after the announcement of a number of controversial decrees earlier this week that give him sweeping powers. t
wolf blitzer is off. i'm joe johns. you're in "the situation room." ♪ >>> it's been a historic week in the middle east, but the cease-fire between israel and hamas was only a first step toward seeking a broader piece in a very volatile region. and now one of the crucial players in securing the truce is under fire in his own country. in egypt, we've seen huge protests against president mohamed morsi and the new powers he assumed just a day after the truce. he's insisting...
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i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> you certainly could say the general election campaign began this week when republican candidate rick santorum declared "the race is over for me." now that mitt romney's toughest challenger is out of the picture, romney and president obama are taking direct jabs at one another. let's bring in our senior correspondent, joe johns. romney, it's his race, he's the challenger. he moved to the right during this campaign, the primary season, but now presumably he's got to move a little closer to the center. >> it does sound that way certainly, wolf. it's been a very good week for mitt romney. now it's up to him and his staff to keep it going. we've essentially entered the general election phase of the 2012 campaign with lightning speed thanks to social nemedia d controversial remarks by romney's wife anne by political strategist hillary rosen. recent polls show mitt romney running behind president obama with women voters by double digits. the question is how
i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room." >> you certainly could say the general election campaign began this week when republican candidate rick santorum declared "the race is over for me." now that mitt romney's toughest challenger is out of the picture, romney and president obama are taking direct jabs at one another. let's bring in our senior correspondent, joe johns. romney, it's his race, he's the challenger. he moved to the right during this campaign,...
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i'm wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're now two hours into a cease-fire between israel and hamas and so far things have been relatively quiet. the israeli military reports at least two rockets being fired into israel after the cease-fire deadline. this is the scene right now in gaza city. it's remarkable. for the first time in days people are out in the streets. they are celebrating. traffic is bumper-to-bumper. everyone, everyone appears to be in celebration. people waving flags and firing guns in the air. while our crews saw outgoing rockets and heard explosions in the hours leading up to the cease-fire deadline, they've seen little or no military activity since then only the celebrating. [ gunfire ] secretary of state hillary clinton and egypt's foreign minister announced the deal in cairo after the secretary spent the day in intense face-to-face talks with the leaders of israel, the palestinian authority and egypt. >> this is a critical moment for the region. egypt's new governm
i'm wolf blitzer reporting from jerusalem. you're in "the situation room." >>> we're now two hours into a cease-fire between israel and hamas and so far things have been relatively quiet. the israeli military reports at least two rockets being fired into israel after the cease-fire deadline. this is the scene right now in gaza city. it's remarkable. for the first time in days people are out in the streets. they are celebrating. traffic is bumper-to-bumper. everyone, everyone...
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joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some steps to ease some of the blockades, some of the restrictions. that will take a while. that's not going to go into -- i suspect that will not go into effect right away. the israelis want to test hamas right now, test the agreement, see what happens, not just over the next few hours but the next few days, see what is happening and then they'll begin to reciprocate, i suspect. i don't think they'll do much right away. >> he made clear israeli government holds hamas responsible for all the factions, islamic jihad, al qaeda related groups, anybody who is firing
joined by wolf blitzer here in our studio, in jerusalem. you just spoke to mark reghev, the spokesman for the prime minister. you asked him some key questions and for some there were not answers. in particular what happens to the borders, to the blockade of gaza city? >> i think that will depend if this thing holds. if the rockets no longer go into israel, if there is no firing at israeli troops who are patrolling the border, if that stops, i think the israelis are prepared to take some...
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wolf blitzer, you have a big night ahead of you. we'll see you tonight. >> can i tell you one more thing, brooke? >> please. go for it. >> you got a sec? >> for sure. >> tonight's going to be a good night. tonight's going to be a good, good night. >> funny moment. thank you. now, i'm telling you, wolf blitzer's a hip man. he is. so is this guy, chad myers. we're going to talk about the super fast car, it's got four motors. it's so quiet, you will never hear a single engine. take a look. >> where the rubber meets the road, tires on asphalt is the loudest noise you'll hear from this auto. there's no engine growl to speak of because this super car is electric. and it's not from detroit, germany or even japan. this prototype comes from a small company in croatia. they already have an order from the royal family in abu dhabi. >> so, chad myers, you got a cool million to buy one of these? >> $980,000. i don't have that either. >> tell me about it. >> have you ever driven an electric car? >> yes. >> if you ever get to vegas or some place e
wolf blitzer, you have a big night ahead of you. we'll see you tonight. >> can i tell you one more thing, brooke? >> please. go for it. >> you got a sec? >> for sure. >> tonight's going to be a good night. tonight's going to be a good, good night. >> funny moment. thank you. now, i'm telling you, wolf blitzer's a hip man. he is. so is this guy, chad myers. we're going to talk about the super fast car, it's got four motors. it's so quiet, you will never hear a...
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. >> ehud barak, the defense minister, spoke to wolf blitzer, cnn, today. glowing of his praise of president obama. been the most supportive of israel of any u.s. president in at least the last 30 years. quite a statement to make. >> i think the thing about israel/u.s. relations is the deeper you go, the better they get. often we have some slight differences that are apparent in the public sphere. when you get to issues that relate to israel's security, when you get to common strategic threats. it's a concern for the rest of the world. what will happen if nuclear capabilities were to get into the hands of all the terrorist organizations that iran is supporting. there you find a quality of cooperation that's really very, very hard to find anywhere else. >> the other big contentious issue to some was when wolf blitzer asked mitt romney about whether he considered jerusalem to be the capital of israel. listen to this. >> if you become president of the united states, would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> think it's long been the policy
. >> ehud barak, the defense minister, spoke to wolf blitzer, cnn, today. glowing of his praise of president obama. been the most supportive of israel of any u.s. president in at least the last 30 years. quite a statement to make. >> i think the thing about israel/u.s. relations is the deeper you go, the better they get. often we have some slight differences that are apparent in the public sphere. when you get to issues that relate to israel's security, when you get to common...
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cnn continues after a break with wolf blitzer. i've been a superintendent for 30 some years at many different park service units across the united states. the only time i've ever had a break is when i was on maternity leave. i have retired from doing this one thing that i loved. now, i'm going to be able to have the time to explore something different. it's like another chapter. hmm, we need a new game. ♪ that'll save the day. ♪ so will bounty select-a-size. it's the smaller powerful sheet. the only one with trap + lock technology. look! one select-a-size sheet of bounty is 50% more absorbent than a full size sheet of the leading ordinary brand. use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, bounty select-a-size. use less. with the small but powerful picker upper, energy is being produced to power our lives. while energy development comes with some risk, north america's natural gas producers are committed to safely and responsibly providing generations of cleaner-burning energy for our country, drilling thousands of feet
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wolf blitzer, let's go to you. "the situation room" begins right now. >> thanks very much, brooke. >>> mitt romney and barack obama turn ohio into their personal boxing ring. pounding away at each other's economic policies in virtually simultaneous speeches. romney throwing a first punch. it's only round one. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a bitter dispute. >>> and innocent looking packages you can buy over the counter at a convenience store. but they conceal some very real dangerous designer drugs blamed for horrifying acts of violence. >>> i'm wolf blitzer. you're in "the situation room".
wolf blitzer, let's go to you. "the situation room" begins right now. >> thanks very much, brooke. >>> mitt romney and barack obama turn ohio into their personal boxing ring. pounding away at each other's economic policies in virtually simultaneous speeches. romney throwing a first punch. it's only round one. >>> and as the bashar al-assad regime uses tanks, ar till ri and tank helicopters against its own people, the united states and russia are locked in a...
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that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted positions on every major foreign policy including intervening in libya which he was against before he was for. what i find fascinating about that, almost sounds like the attack on john kerry, the flip-flopping attack. is this something the president will be able to seize upon and try to use the same attack republicans did to democrats when john kerry was trying to become president that they can spin right back around? >> they would love to do that and the question is in the third and final presidential debate between the president and mitt romney, will the presi
that's wolf blitzer, too. this is what's so fascinating, wolf. now that there is cable news 24/7 and a call phoney of talks, we have had the excerpt from governor romney's camp and we already had a prebuttal delivered to us from the president's camp, so it is the foreign policy offensive at a glance and before we even get the original speech. i just want to quote something the president's camp has set out fascinating. to date all mitt romney has offered is blustered platitudes. he shifted...
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before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i were president i would want to take in consultation with the leadership of the government which exists at that time. so i would follow the same policy we have in the past. our embassy would be in the capital, but that's -- the timing of that is something i'd want to work out with the government. >> with the government of israel? >> with the government of israel. >> but every israeli government has always asked every u.s. government to recognize jerusalem as israel's capital and move the embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem. >> i would -- >> just to be precise, if they said please move the embassy, you would do
before romney delivered that speech we played for you, he sat down with our wolf blitzer. here's some of that discussion. >> do you consider jerusalem to be the capital of israel? >> yes, of course. a nation has the capacity to choose its own capital. >> if you become president of the united states would you move the u.s. embassy from tel aviv to jerusalem? >> i think it's long been the policy of our country to have its embassy in the nation of jerusalem. it's one if i...
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blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades. remember in the six-day war in 1967, east jerusalem was then under the control of jordan and israel controlled west jerusalem, but in the six-day war, israel captured all of jerusalem and united it and declared to be the capital. no u.s. president since then has recognized israel's occupation of east jerusalem going back to lbj through the '80s and the '90s and not bill clinton or barack obama or either of the bush presidents or ronald reagan, and now what mitt romney is saying is that if, if he does become president of the united states, he will chan
blitzer, and wolf is joining us from jerusalem. good to see you, wolf. first of all it was strange because u.s. policy in jerusalem as the capital of israel intentionally vague over the years, because palestinians also claim rights to part of that independent state in the future, so why would he do such a thing? i mean, this is really does seem like it is moving beyond u.s. policy. >> it's a real sensitive issue, you are absolutely right, and it has been a sensitive issue for decades....